Church Roman Catholic Term ended 21 March 2014 Ordination June 29, 1966 Province Hamburg Nationality German Consecration May 24, 1999 | Installed 25 January 2003 Name Werner Thissen Appointed November 22, 2002 Quashed 2003-2014 Predecessor Ludwig Averkamp | |
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Born December 3, 1938 (age 85)
Kleve Germany ( 1938-12-03 ) Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hamburg Previous post Roman Catholic Diocese of Munster | ||
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Werner Thissen (born December 3, 1938) is a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Hamburg from 2002 until 2014, when his resignation was accepted, and he became Archbishop Emeritus of Hamburg.
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- Dialogforum mit erzbischof dr werner thissen
- Erzbischof dr werner thissen zum tod von alt erzbischof dr
- Biography
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Biography
Born in Kleve, Thissen was ordained to the priesthood in Münster on June 29, 1966.
On April 16, 1999, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Münster and Titular Bishop of Scampa. Thissen received his episcopal consecration on the following May 24 from Bishop Reinhard Lettmann, with Bishops Alfons Demming and Heinrich Janssen serving as co-consecrators.
He was named Archbishop of Hamburg by Pope John Paul II on November 22, 2002; he was installed as such on January 25, 2003. His retirement was accepted by Pope Francis on Friday, 21 March 2014. No successor was immediately named.
